ACRO Annual Meeting
The Radiation Oncology Summit
2021 VIRTUAL | February 24 – 27
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Time (ET) | Sessions | Speaker |
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11:00am | Welcome and Introduction | Sheila Rege, MD, FACRO, President, ACRO |
11:30am | Keynote Address – Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic Learn about AMA efforts during the COVID crisis, update on COVID-19 vaccine, and how the pandemic has changed healthcare for the future followed by a Q&A period. | Susan Bailey, MD President, American Medical Association (AMA) |
12:30pm | Luther Brady Lecture – Medicines’ Role with Social Justice and Diversity and Inclusion | Panelists: Dwight E. Heron, MD, MBA, FACRO, FACR Radiation Oncology University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mack Roach III, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and Urology University of California, San Francisco Iris Gibbs, MD, FACR, FASTRO, Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) |
1:30pm | Break with Exhibitors | |
2:00pm | Head & Neck Plenary | David Palma, MD, PhD, FRCPC Professor, Western University Clinician Scientist, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Radiation Oncologist, London Health Sciences Centre |
3:00pm | Skin Plenary | |
TBD | Parag Sanghvi, MD, MSPH Professor and Vice Chair of Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences UC San Diego School of Medicine |
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TBD | William M. Mendenhall, MD Professor University of Florida Radiation Oncology College of Medicine |
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4:00pm | Break with Exhibitors | |
4:30pm | Symposium supported by TBD |
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time (ET) | Sessions | Speakers |
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10:00am | Symposium supported by Novocure | |
11:00am | Breast #1 Plenary | |
Contouring for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer | Shannon MacDonald, MD Associate Professor Harvard Medical School |
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Treatment planning considerations in regional nodal irradiation (RNI) and post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) | Atif Jalees Kahn, MD, MS, Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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12:00pm | Tumor Board & Econtouring Plenary | |
1:00pm | Break with Exhibitors & Abstract Discussions | |
2:00pm | GU #1 Plenary | |
Clinical Implementation of Gene Expression Biomarkers in the Radiation Oncology Clinic | Daniel Spratt, MD Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Michigan Medicine |
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Integration MRI in the clinical care of patients with Prostate Cancer | Cynthia Ménard, MD University of Montreal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM) Québec, Canada |
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3:00pm | GYN Plenary | |
TBD | Ann H. Klopp, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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Nodal treatment for cervical cancer | Sushil Beriwal, MD, MBA, FASTRO, FABS Hillman Cancer Center at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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4:00pm | Break with Exhibitors | |
4:30pm | Symposium supported by Varian | |
5:30pm | Abstract Discussion |
Friday, February 26, 2021
Time (ET) | Sessions | Speakers |
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10:00am | Symposium supported by AstraZeneca | |
11:00am | GU #2 Plenary | |
The Evolving Role Of Molecular Imaging In The Diagnosis And Management Of Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer | Ryan Phillips, MD PhD The Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
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Impact of Next Generation Imaging on Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: Lessons from PSMA PET | Phuoc T. Tran, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, MD |
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12:00pm | Proton Therapy Plenary | |
TBD | Shannon MacDonald, MD Associate Professor Harvard Medical School |
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Current Clinical Research in Proton Therapy | J. Isabelle Choi, MD Clinical Director, Director of Research, The New York Proton Center Assistant Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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TBD | Charles B. Simone, II, MD, FACRO Chief Medical Officer New York Proton Center |
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TBD | Steven J. Frank, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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1:00pm | Break with Exhibitors & Abstract Discussions | |
2:00pm | Breast #2 Plenary | |
TBD | Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD Professor and Chief of the Clinical Breast Radiotherapy Service, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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APBI - When and How | Chirag Shah, MD Radiation Oncology Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio |
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3:00pm | Sarcoma Plenary | |
Targeted biologics in Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Sarcoma) | Philip Wong, MSc, MD, FRCPC Department of Radiation Oncology Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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TBD | Stephanie Terezakis, MD Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Minnesota |
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4:00pm | Break with Exhibitors | |
4:30pm | Symposium supported by TBD | |
5:30pm | Abstract Discussion | |
6:30pm | Resident Program | |
Difficult Cases | TBD | |
Job Hunt Panel | TBD | |
SBRT Speed Networking | TBD |
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Time (ET) | Sessions | Speakers |
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8:00am | Resident Program | |
Employment Contract Negotiation | Professor Levenstein | |
Review of ACRO Resident Scholarship Projects & Winners | TBD | |
12:00pm | Lung Plenary | |
Current Evidence & Treatment Approaches for Small Cell Lung Cancer | Kristen Higgins, MD Associate Professor Winship Cancer Institute Emory University Atlanta, GA |
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Daniel Gomez , MD, MBA Director, Thoracic Radiation Oncology; Chief of Radiation Oncology, Manhattan Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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1:00pm | GI Plenary | |
Targeting Pancreatic Cancer: Combining Technology with Biology | Albert C. Koong, MD, PhD, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
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Abraham J. Wu, MD Residency Program Director Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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2:00pm | Awards Presentation | |
2:30pm | CNS Plenary (75 min) | |
TBD | Amol J. Ghia, MD Associate Professor and Director of Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SSRS) in the Central Nervous System (CNS) Service of the Department of Radiation Oncology University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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TBD | Iris Gibbs, MD, FACR, FASTRO, Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center |
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4:00pm | Business & Economics | TBD |